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I was just 10 when I lost my left leg to Ewing\u2019s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. At first I was furious with God. How could you let this happen?<\/em> I demanded. You know I love sports! How am I supposed to live with only one leg? <\/em><\/p>\n

Then, when I was being fitted for my prosthesis, a medical student tried to take a pulse from it. I burst out laughing for maybe the first time since my diagnosis. Man, that felt good! From then on, my attitude changed.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I\u2019d lost my leg, yeah, it wasn\u2019t easy, but God had given me the best tool for coping: a sense of humor. I\u2019d dangle my prosthesis out of the trunk of my family\u2019s car on road trips. Or sneak it under the covers of a friend\u2019s bed to prank them. Humor never failed me\u2026until three months ago.<\/p>\n

My girlfriend, Ashley, and I were in church. Halfway through the service, I happened to glance down at the bulletin. My eyes zeroed in on the date: July 6, 2014. It was 20 years to the day since my leg had been amputated.<\/p>\n

I was proud and grateful at how far I\u2019d come, how full my life was. I\u2019d competed in skiing at the 2006 Paralympic Games and I\u2019d just made the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team.<\/p>\n

I was touring the country as a motivational speaker, talking to churches, schools and nonprofit groups about how they could find hope in whatever hardships they face. I\u2019d written two books and even had my own YouTube channel where I posted funny (hopefully!) videos about my life.<\/p>\n

I was brainstorming for one of my favorite projects: the amputation-inspired Halloween costumes I\u2019d been making since 2010. That year I was a gingerbread man with one leg bitten off.<\/p>\n

For the next one, Ashley had a brilliant idea: She helped me dress up as the famous leg lamp from the movie A Christmas Story<\/em>, complete with blinking lights. Last year\u2019s costume was the coolest yet: a flamingo! I did a handstand on my crutches; my foot formed the flamingo\u2019s beak.<\/p>\n

But the best thing in my life was dating Ashley. My dream girl. Who could ask for more than that?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I was shocked when I climbed into bed that night and suddenly burst into tears. I didn\u2019t get just a little choked up. This was a deep, wrenching sorrow. Memories came rushing back\u2014the cancer diagnosis, the chemo, the pain, how scared Mom and Dad were. How scared I was.<\/p>\n

C\u2019mon, Josh<\/em>, I thought. Pull yourself together<\/em>. The next day I was flying to College Station, Texas, to give a speech to a high school leadership group. How could I motivate anyone if I was a blubbering mess?<\/p>\n

I picked up the phone and called Ashley, telling her about the anniversary of my leg amputation. \u201cI\u2019m feeling pretty whompy,\u201d I admitted. Whompy was a made-up word we used when we were feeling down.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course you are,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is a big<\/em> thing. Let it all out. I\u2019m here to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

She did. All night. I told Ashley how vulnerable I was feeling. How part of me felt guilty for being down on myself when I had so many blessings. I told her things I didn\u2019t even talk to God about because I didn\u2019t want to seem weak, or as if I didn\u2019t appreciate all he\u2019d given me.<\/p>\n

The whompiness was still with me when I got to Texas. I sat there in the auditorium, waiting backstage before I went on. A text from Ashley lit up my phone: How you feelin\u2019?<\/em><\/p>\n

Still whompy. Not exactly motivational,<\/em> I replied.<\/p>\n

Must be hard to feel that way before going onstage.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is,<\/em> I wrote. Going on<\/em>\u2014Before I could type soon<\/em>, she called.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s it: I\u2019m giving you a pep talk,\u201d she said. \u201cA little motivational speech before you<\/em> give your<\/em> motivational speech.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I chuckled.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t fake it. Just be honest,\u201d Ashley said. \u201cTell those kids everything you\u2019ve told me. Whatever it is you\u2019re feeling, put it out there. It\u2019s okay not to be \u2018on\u2019 all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did I mention that one big reason Ashley\u2019s my dream girl is that she\u2019s a lot smarter than I am?<\/p>\n

We hung up. Normally I prayed and reflected on all the good things in my life before going onstage, but all I managed now was, God, help me to do my best out there, however you want me to do it.<\/em><\/p>\n

I heard my introduction.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, back when I was in high school, my friends and I played pranks on fast-food drive-through employees,\u201d I started by saying.<\/p>\n

I talked about how my buddies and I would mumble into the speakers when placing our orders, or one of us would pop out of the trunk when we pulled around to the window. The kids laughed.<\/p>\n

I segued into how I used humor to deal with losing my leg, and to stay upbeat. Yet deep down, something gnawed at me. Tell them, Josh.<\/em><\/p>\n

I kept going\u2014telling the kids about all the Halloween costumes, asking for ideas for my next one. I even showed off some of the kicks, handstands and flips I can do on my crutches. Tell them the truth. <\/em>I looked at my watch. Only 15 minutes left to talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know what, guys?\u201d I said. \u201cI have to be honest with you all. I\u2019m in kind of a weird mood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silence. Hundreds of eyes, all on me. There was no turning back now.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday was sort of a strange anniversary for me; it was exactly twenty years since the day my leg was amputated. I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about the little boy I was in that hospital room, before my operation, and I feel bad for him. So bad.<\/p>\n

“Not just because he\u2019s losing his leg and there\u2019s a lot of pain ahead, and a lot of awkward stares. I feel bad because he doesn\u2019t know how much good is ahead of him. He doesn\u2019t realize that he\u2019s going to survive the cancer. And he\u2019s going to grow up and become everything he dreamed and more. I wish he could know that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The words kept coming, tumbling out, totally unbidden.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re dealing with some hard situation, I feel bad for you. But I wonder if a future version of yourself would wish you knew right now that things are going to get better. That you\u2019re going to look back twenty years from now and you\u2019re going to say, \u2018That was really tough, but I\u2019m okay now. I\u2019m more<\/em> than okay.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

I walked off the stage to a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t wait to tell Ashley. \u201cThat was one of the best speeches I\u2019ve ever given,\u201d I said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without your pep talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGod gave you the gift of being funny,\u201d she said. \u201cBut He\u2019s with you always, no matter how you\u2019re feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

And suddenly, it hit me: I\u2019m okay now. God loved me. All of me. My upbeat, prankster side. My darker, more introspective side. My caring, emotional side. My laughter, my tears, my frustrations, my joy. My strengths and my flaws.<\/p>\n

If I could be myself with Ashley, and totally open up, because I knew she loved me no matter what, couldn\u2019t I be myself with God, who loved me even more than humanly possible? And you know what? Totally opening up to God? That feels really good!<\/p>\n

P.S. Stay tuned for my Halloween costume this year. It\u2019s going to be my best one yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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